This Is Very Different From What We Were Taught!
Peanut allergies are a major — and very scary — problem, but here in the United States and around the world. If a child is highly allergic to peanuts, he or she could get seriously ill or even die not just from eating peanuts themselves, but eating foods that contain peanut or peanut residue. It's long been recommended not to give very small children peanuts, with the reasoning that it was dangerous to let children have peanuts early and that it was better to wait. New guidelines, however, are turning that reasoning on its head.
A study published in 2015 in the New England Journal of Medicine followed both children who were given peanuts and those who were not. The ones given peanuts were less likely to develop a peanut allergy. Now, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is encouraging parents to give their children peanuts at a young age — and frequently.
To learn more about how and why you might want to consider giving your small children peanuts or peanut-filled foods, please continue to Page (2) for the full story.
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